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armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup
robbery at gunpoint
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caper, job
a crime (especially a robbery)
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dacoity, dakoity
robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
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heist, rip-off
the act of stealing
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highjacking, hijacking
robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
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highway robbery
robbery of travellers on or near a public road
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rolling
the act of robbing a helpless person
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buccaneering, piracy
hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
